Leona M. Babcock

May 8, 1914 - Dec. 21, 2003

Leona M. Babcock, "Grandma B," 89, formerly of Eagle, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Racine.

She was born May 8, 1914 in Sussex to Frank and Edith (nee Rose) Hall.

She is a retired maintenance worker at Carroll College.

She is survived by her children, Jerry (Joyce) Babcock of Racine, Emery (Lois) Babcock of Stevens Point, Fran Hyland of Charleston, S.C. and Nancy (Thomas) Nicholson of Racine. She is further survived by 19 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, one brother, Emery (Luella) Hall of St. Petersburg, Fla.; one sister, Morilla Poeppel of Waukesha; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James; two daughters, Edith Behling and Ethel Miller.

Funeral Services will be held at 7 p.m., Friday at Mealy’s Funeral Home in Eagle. The Rev. Bill Busch will officiate the burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Eagle. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.

If desired, memorials can be made to the Eagle Historical Society, 217 W. Main St., Eagle, WI 53156, or to the Eagle Methodist women’s group.

Mealy’s Funeral Home in Eagle, 594-2442, is serving the family.